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Interest rates have just risen, again. But do you understand why? Here's everything you need to know.

CHICAGO — Some days the hardest thing in the world is explaining Chicago to someone not from Chicago. Other days, particularly when you already live here, the hardest thing is seeing the city clearly, as vast and varied, as larger than your block, your neighborhood or your ward. Hence, the…

When it comes to managing your health, the first person you might turn to is your GP. Yet, so far, there has been very little in this election campaign on how either party would improve and fund access to quality GP care.

As interest rates rise, almost 300,000 people who took large and risky home loans during the pandemic could fall into severe financial hardship or even default.

The federal government's budget change falls short of calls for 26 weeks' paid parental leave with a "clear, use-it-or-lose-it" component to encourage more take-up by fathers, writes Nassim Khadem.

Advocates say traditional gender stereotypes and wage disparities mean mothers would be more likely to take on the full 20 weeks of parental leave.

Economists warn cost-of-living giveaways will only offer temporary relief for households and could backfire by pushing up inflation and interest rates.

In an aged care sector expected to need 110,000 extra workers by 2030, wages are so low that people are leaving the sector.

Inflation in Australia is officially 3.5 per cent, but the prices of many everyday items, especially petrol, are rising much faster and this new era of higher inflation has only just begun.